Football (Offences and Disorder) Act 1999

9Indecent or racialist chanting

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(1)Section 3 of the [1991 c. 19.] Football (Offences) Act 1991 (indecent or racialist chanting) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1) (which makes it an offence to take part at a designated football match in chanting of an indecent or racialist nature) for “take part at a designated football match in chanting of an indecent or racialist nature” substitute “engage or take part in chanting of an indecent or racialist nature at a designated football match”.

(3)In subsection (2)(a) (which defines chanting as the repeated uttering of any words or sounds in concert with one or more others) for “in concert with one or more others” substitute “(whether alone or in concert with one or more others)”.